Table 2.
Selected behavioural indicators among women and men 15–24 years by subregion, urban and rural residence, national surveys (median values, percent, countries)
| Urban | Rural | Urban–rural ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/7 | 2014/5 | 2006/7 | 2014/5 | 2006/7 | 2014/5 | |
| Eastern and Southern Africa | ||||||
| Female | ||||||
| Sex before age 18 | 48.4 | 46.8 | 60.9 | 60.6 | 0.79 | 0.77 |
| Premarital sex | 34.5 | 37.7 | 27.2 | 30.7 | 1.27 | 1.23 |
| Multiple partners in last year | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.63 | 1.67 |
| Condom use at last non-marital sex | 54.3 | 64.4 | 32.8 | 46.0 | 1.66 | 1.40 |
| HIV tested in last year | 31.9 | 61.7 | 16.6 | 52.3 | 1.92 | 1.18 |
| Male | ||||||
| Sex before age 18 | 52.1 | 51.7 | 54.5 | 55.4 | 0.96 | 0.93 |
| Premarital sex | 42.5 | 48.7 | 38.7 | 44.8 | 1.10 | 1.09 |
| Multiple partners in last year | 25.6 | 27.3 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 1.12 | 1.19 |
| Condom use at last premarital sex | 72.3 | 78.1 | 45.6 | 65.7 | 1.59 | 1.19 |
| HIV tested in last year | 18.6 | 47.1 | 11.2 | 32.8 | 1.66 | 1.44 |
| West and Central Africa | ||||||
| Female | ||||||
| Sex before age 18 | 44.7 | 44.8 | 66.7 | 66.8 | 0.67 | 0.67 |
| Premarital sex | 33.4 | 29.4 | 31.0 | 21.3 | 1.08 | 1.38 |
| Multiple partners in last year | 4.6 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.70 | 1.35 |
| Condom use at last non-marital sex | 35.8 | 37.7 | 16.4 | 18.5 | 2.18 | 2.04 |
| HIV tested in last year | 7.8 | 19.8 | 1.5 | 15.2 | 5.20 | 1.30 |
| Male | ||||||
| Sex before age 18 | 36.5 | 28.1 | 29.0 | 24.8 | 1.26 | 1.13 |
| Premarital sex | 31.9 | 35.4 | 27.2 | 23.6 | 1.17 | 1.50 |
| Multiple partners in last year | 22.3 | 25.3 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.99 | 1.12 |
| Condom use at last premarital sex | 57.0 | 62.2 | 27.9 | 43.4 | 2.04 | 1.43 |
| HIV tested in last year | 4.4 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 2.10 | 1.86 |